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Film of pair’s ‘raw’ adventure wins prize

Isobel Ewing (left) and Georgia Merton encountered some stunning scenery during their cycle tour...

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Film of pair’s ‘raw’ adventure wins prize

Cycling on a road known for its rockfalls, landslips, avalanches, flooding, terrible storms and really reckless drivers - all while having altitude sickness - would be enough to make most NZ cyclists lose the plot.

Southwesterlies contribute to coldest May in 15 years: Niwa

If you thought your firewood pile was already starting to look a little depleted for this time of year, that may be because we have just had our coldest May in 15 years.

Photo competition breaks its entry record

Tūhura Otago Museum Photography Competition judges (from left) Russell Drew, Gregor Richardson,...

Photo competition breaks its entry record

Having a room full of top photographers, tasked with weeding out the best photos from a pile of nearly 5500 entries, is all the fuel needed for a highly combustible flashpoint.

Rare huia feather star of taxidermy auction

Proctor Auctions co-owner Heidi Proctor displays a rare huia feather and a taxidermied African...

Rare huia feather star of taxidermy auction

To some, it might look lightweight.

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Brain scans aim to cover all bases

Dr Narun Pat is studying biomarkers from brain scans of an ethnically diverse group of people, to...

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Brain scans aim to cover all bases

A study of brain scans from a much wider selection of NZ's ethnically diverse population aims to help make earlier detections of neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia.

Matariki drone light show planned

A series of images from a Drone Sky Shows display in Australia, similar to that which will be...

Matariki drone light show planned

Dunedin's night sky will become a "canvas" for New Zealand’s largest light show later this month.

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Warmer, drier winter forecasted

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Warmer, drier winter forecasted

While urban north and East Otago residents will be relishing the forecasted warmer and drier than normal winter ahead, it has come as distressing news for many farmers.

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Spotlight on human-duck interactions over time

University of Otago PhD candidate Paul Tully is researching the interactions of humans and birds...

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Spotlight on human-duck interactions over time

These days, if you have anything that looks remotely like food when visiting the duck pond at the Dunedin Botanic Garden, it can resemble a scene from Alfred Hitchcock’s horror The Birds.

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Pupil’s mishap spurs chemical spill callout

Firefighters deal with a hazardous substance spill caused by a pupil’s science project at Dunedin...

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Pupil’s mishap spurs chemical spill callout

Mercury leaking from a damaged school science project in a Dunedin classroom prompted a major hazardous substance spill response from emergency services yesterday.

'Awesome' response after science project spill

Fire and Emergency NZ personnel at the scene in North Dunedin. Photo: Peter McIntosh

'Awesome' response after science project spill

Two pupils were checked over by medics after a science project mishap resulted in a hazardous substance spill at a Dunedin intermediate school this morning.

Road spikes used in South D pursuit

A 17-year-old is due in court after leading police on a late-night pursuit around South Dunedin which ended with his car being road spiked.

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Heritage heavyweight new patron of Cargill’s Castle Trust

The ruins of Cargill’s Castle. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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Heritage heavyweight new patron of Cargill’s Castle Trust

Cargill's Castle has taken another major step towards resurrection, now that the doyen of New Zealand heritage building conservation, Dame Anna Crighton, has been appointed as the castle trust’s...

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Owner of killed pet ducks wins appeal against costs

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Owner of killed pet ducks wins appeal against costs

A Southland man whose pet ducks were killed in 2018 has successfully appealed the decision to award costs against him after he accused a neighbour’s dog of attacking them.

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In court on ‘Free Palestine’ graffiti charge

Pro-Palestine demonstrators stand outside the Dunedin District Court in support of a fellow...

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In court on ‘Free Palestine’ graffiti charge

A Dunedin man in support of Palestine in its present conflict with Israel could end up behind bars for the way he tried to rally others to the cause.

Brace yourselves for a quick ‘summer blast’

An unseasonal "summer blast" has been forecast to hit the southern regions for the first day of meteorological winter — yes, you read that right.

Keeping a close eye from space on methane emissions

University of Otago PhD candidate Cristhian Camilo Delgado Fajardo, of Columbia, has led an Otago...

Keeping a close eye from space on methane emissions

The days of being able to leave a discreet fluff in an unoccupied corner of the office without anyone knowing may soon be over.

$2b boost to NZ economy by varsity

$2b boost to NZ economy by varsity

Despite facing "some challenging financial headwinds", the University of Otago contributed almost $2 billion to the New Zealand economy last year.

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Exhibits set up to stress importance

Tūhura Otago Museum staff Dr Marijn Kouwenhoven and Jessa Barder prepare to show off one of the...

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Exhibits set up to stress importance

Government funding cuts have prompted Tūhura Otago Museum to set up camp on the forecourt of Parliament, in Wellington, to show politicians and the public what they are going to be missing out on.

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DNA sheds light on extinct duck’s origins

University of Otago Palaeogenetics Laboratory director Assoc Prof Nic Rawlence with a...

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DNA sheds light on extinct duck’s origins

Building a family tree for two extinct New Zealand bird species has helped Otago scientists uncover their origins, which shows our bird life has more cosmopolitan links than first thought.

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Award winner in ‘perfect job’

Geeves Scaffolding employee Cristy Watkins has been named a winner of the 2024 Bunnings Trade...

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Award winner in ‘perfect job’

Cristy Watkins is going up in the world — one piece of scaffolding at a time.

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